Curated by Marco De Michelis, lecturer at the IUAV University of Architecture in Venice, and organised by the City of Como Department of Culture, The New City: Beyond Sant' Elia features 100 works, some of which have never been shown before, including paintings, drawings, films and installations by artists, architects and film directors, including Antonio Sant'Elia, Umberto Boccioni, Fernand Léger, Mario Sironi, Le Corbusier, Frank Lloyd Wright, Fritz Lang, Yona Friedman, Archizoom, Superstudio, Chris Burden, Carsten Hőller and others.

A section hosted in the Civic Gallery will show 50 drawings by Antonio Sant'Elia belonging to the City of Como, which have been inaccessible to the general public for many years.